MOSCOW CHURCHES

Moscow has more than 300 churches. The oldest one still standing dates back to the early 1400s; the main cathedrals of the Kremlin are about 50 years younger. Those that survived 70 years of Communism, were rebuild afterward or created since represent seven centuries of ecclesiastic architecture. Of course the oldest churches have seen  several rounds of renovations, which often resulted in updating their appearance, but there are still a few of great medieval examples around.

Detail – Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Worker

Old-Believers church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Worker

Trinity Cathedral at Sukharevskaya

Church on Nikolskaya Street

Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Old-Believers Church of the Intercession

Novospassky Monastery

Peter and Paul church in Yasenevo

VysokoPetrovsky Monastery

Kazan Cathedral off of the Red Square

Church dome in central Moscow

Neoclassical church near Baumanskaya

Small church in central Moscow

Novodevichy Convent

Baroque church in Moscow

For more Russian churches, take a look at Saint Petersburg and its magnificent examples of Baroque, neoclassical and Medieval-revival styles.